Once a year, Dale and Nancy Hilgenkamp’s grandkids get to look like Smurfs. The kids don’t wear costumes to resemble the blue cartoon characters. They just help with the Aronia berry harvest on their ...

FARGO — Did you hear about the guy at the orange juice factory who lost his job? He couldn’t concentrate. Oranges have great health benefits, but there’s a fruit that’s a greater health powerhouse, ...

If you are looking to harvest more homegrown food in your garden, why not take a note from nature and grow like a forest? In the wild, plants grow in complimentary layers to maximize space and ...

As we head into winter, garden master Jim Duthie has been highlighting some of the most popular topics that he’s shared with us on “You Can Grow It” during the past year. Jim has more, from using ...

ROCKFORD | A large red aronia berry harvester slowly made its way through a field south of Nora Springs, looking like a pontoon rolling over rows of bushes. Splattered with purple berry juice, the ...

Turn up the heat in your cool-weather backyard with fiery foliage. These fall bushes and shrubs will make a bold impact in your yard.

Mike Trinklein has planted hundreds of trees and plants, only to watch them fail. It’s all in pursuit of permaculture and perennials. Stonecroft Farms, Grafton, isn’t your typical fruit and vegetable ...